Definition of Lanthionine

1. Noun. (amino acid) An analogue of cystine consisting of two alanine residues connected by a single sulfur atom ¹

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Medical Definition of Lanthionine

1. S(CH2-CH(NH3)+-COO- )2; 3,3'-thiodialanine;an amino acid obtained from wood which resembles cystine but has only one sulfur atom in the molecule rather than two; i.e., a sulfide rather than a disulfide. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lanthionine

lanterns
lanthanian
lanthanic
lanthanide
lanthanide contraction
lanthanide series
lanthanides
lanthanite
lanthanites
lanthanoid
lanthanoids
lanthanon
lanthanons
lanthanum
lanthanums
lanthionine (current term)
lanthionine synthase
lanthopine
lanthorn
lanthorn-fly
lanthorns
lantibiotic
lantibiotics
lanting
lants
lantskip
lantskips
lantzman
lantzmen
lanuginous

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